Mount Blackburn

Mount Blackburn

Details

Age
3.4 to 5 million years
Topo
USGS McCarthy C-7
Type
Shield volcano
Range
Wrangell Mountains
Listing
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Location
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska, U.S.
Etymology
Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn
Parent Peak
Mount Bona (16,550 ft)
Elevation Ft
16,390
First Ascent
1958 (true summit) Gilbert, Wahlstrom, Gmoser, Bitterlich, and Blumer
Isolation Mi
60.7
Easiest Route
North Ridge: snow/glacier climb
Last Eruption
3.4 million years ago
Prominence Ft
11,590
Label Position
Left